Hazel Name Popularity

How popular is Hazel?

The very popular name Hazel was the 43rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2017.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 18, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1897.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 7,615 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hazel was 21 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1880-1893, 1911-1915, and 1994-2016, the name Hazel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1946-1950, 1951-1967, 1968-1973, and 1980-1983.

Where is the name Hazel popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Hazel has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hazel for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Hazel is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Hazel (Girl)

Hazel (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

5,004

43

15

5,853

2016

4,663

52

17

5,378

2015

4,295

63

12

6,809

2014

2,903

105

8

9,072

2013

2,053

157

6

11,215

2012

1,784

172

< 5

--

2011

1,480

211

8

9,049

2010

1,239

264

7

10,040

2009

1,124

293

6

11,494

2008

966

345

7

10,258

2007

908

358

11

7,269

2006

681

466

< 5

--

2005

575

515

< 5

--

2004

404

681

7

9,273

2003

385

681

< 5

--

2002

314

767

5

11,312

2001

319

752

5

11,192

2000

246

893

< 5

--

1999

231

915

< 5

--

1998

219

943

< 5

--

1997

192

1,007

< 5

--

1996

170

1,088

< 5

--

1995

162

1,098

5

9,374

1994

146

1,207

7

7,249

1993

147

1,180

< 5

--

1992

143

1,218

< 5

--

1991

127

1,308

< 5

--

1990

145

1,180

< 5

--

1989

154

1,089

< 5

--

1988

111

1,305

< 5

--

1987

141

1,083

< 5

--

1986

121

1,174

< 5

--

1985

119

1,188

5

6,928

1984

116

1,165

< 5

--

1983

90

1,333

< 5

--

1982

120

1,162

< 5

--

1981

131

1,073

< 5

--

1980

131

1,078

< 5

--

1979

112

1,178

< 5

--

1978

132

1,034

< 5

--

1977

127

1,043

< 5

--

1976

115

1,068

7

4,604

1975

134

945

< 5

--

1974

136

925

5

5,520

1973

141

891

< 5

--

1972

169

800

7

4,157

1971

188

773

< 5

--

1970

234

679

5

5,014

1969

212

684

5

4,653

1968

241

619

6

3,874

1967

256

594

7

3,373

1966

301

543

< 5

--

1965

343

515

< 5

--

1964

363

512

16

2,066

1963

421

471

8

3,161

1962

446

462

17

1,993

1961

515

433

8

3,196

1960

576

397

10

2,757

1959

585

391

13

2,347

1958

656

361

< 5

--

1957

748

333

14

2,229

1956

770

315

17

1,969

1955

910

286

18

1,871

1954

1,035

256

13

2,247

1953

1,041

251

18

1,859

1952

1,058

243

21

1,686

1951

1,150

225

17

1,867

1950

1,180

219

17

1,843

1949

1,321

205

18

1,786

1948

1,346

199

21

1,631

1947

1,560

183

27

1,432

1946

1,520

175

32

1,245

1945

1,437

164

24

1,357

1944

1,660

148

31

1,201

1943

1,852

144

42

1,043

1942

1,911

139

32

1,236

1941

1,982

131

30

1,220

1940

2,068

123

44

973

1939

2,098

118

38

1,042

1938

2,337

111

48

916

1937

2,349

106

40

1,005

1936

2,510

96

39

1,021

1935

2,695

92

57

824

1934

2,809

87

42

997

1933

3,029

82

45

941

1932

3,340

75

53

880

1931

3,505

74

56

848

1930

3,887

71

53

920

1929

4,164

64

67

789

1928

4,650

59

47

1,012

1927

5,095

53

51

986

1926

5,302

48

60

863

1925

5,778

45

59

876

1924

6,343

42

71

804

1923

6,244

40

66

837

1922

6,759

37

69

813

1921

7,341

34

74

784

1920

7,308

34

79

734

1919

7,430

32

79

710

1918

7,615

33

65

812

1917

7,285

31

70

746

1916

7,214

31

79

664

1915

7,092

26

68

718

1914

5,324

29

61

648

1913

4,589

27

38

765

1912

4,197

25

46

603

1911

3,290

25

27

591

1910

3,032

24

28

543

1909

2,708

24

25

523

1908

2,698

24

29

459

1907

2,530

23

19

570

1906

2,315

23

11

781

1905

2,351

25

16

602

1904

2,301

23

24

438

1903

2,139

26

16

561

1902

2,238

25

15

567

1901

2,097

23

19

442

1900

2,425

29

15

660

1899

2,033

26

12

594

1898

2,439

19

12

646

1897

2,339

18

15

527

1896

2,226

22

11

694

1895

2,252

22

13

587

1894

2,103

23

10

696

1893

2,052

22

13

554

1892

1,897

25

12

619

1891

1,447

32

13

507

1890

1,366

37

8

779

1889

1,056

48

8

744

1888

898

55

13

567

1887

504

72

5

991

1886

429

81

6

897

1885

281

105

< 5

--

1884

209

122

< 5

--

1883

123

149

< 5

--

1882

73

191

< 5

--

1881

50

217

< 5

--

1880

21

356

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.